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Surya Gayatri

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51. I've edited the OP headline to what now appears on the BBC homepage:

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #46)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:51 AM

Jul 2016

Olympic ban remains for Russia athletes

Thanks for the realtime, documented explanation, BumRush.

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Olympic ban remains for Russia athletes [View all] Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 OP

He'll probably be a little diplomatic rpannier Jul 2016 #1

Good riddance ansible Jul 2016 #2

Wrong and misleading headline - please correct muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #3

"Russia Banned From Rio Olympics" - Headline of the BBC News homepage as we speak. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #6

But not the headline of the story you've linked to, and you know it's misleading muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #7

"Russia Banned From Rio Olympics" is the active link that leads to the text. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #8

"Russia Banned From Rio Olympics" comes from god knows where. And you know it's misleading muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #11

"Russia Banned From Rio Olympics" comes from here: Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #13

No, it doesn't - I've just added a screenshot of that to #7 muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #14

I am seeing the same as Surya BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #20

And what does it read on the page that has the story? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #28

Your screenshot on post #7 BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #32

Wow. metroins Jul 2016 #34

Some people like to argue about the definition of words GummyBearz Jul 2016 #58

One rule in LBN awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #60

VERY strange. I don't know how to do a screen shot, but the headline at the very top of my BBC Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #16

The first thing to do is use the headline for the page you linked to muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #19

See post #14 with US version of BBC screenshot BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #22

BumRush, you are a Prince/Princess!!! Thanks a million. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #25

Am using a Windows 10 laptop at the moment & used the "snipping tool" program BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #27

I'm using French Windows 7 and have found the "Impr �cran" key. After that, though, Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #31

Windows 7 comes with the "Snipping Tool" application too BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #33

Major hiccup: my keyboard is a French one, and I don't know what Fn would be. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #23

So, follow LBN rules and use the the title from the page the story is on muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #30

It may be because the US version BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #35

I'ts not hard to understand - the thread title is not from the story muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #37

What I am saying is that the story title BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #40

I looked at the story 3 minutes after this thread was started, and it read what I have said muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #44

I agree about what the current headline says now BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #49

The headline at the story has never been used for the thread title muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #54

The more I'm reading on this thread, this could be HUGH! snooper2 Jul 2016 #48

"Rio Olympics 2016: Russia fails to overturn athlete ban for next month's Games" mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #38

Yes. That is what it the article is showing now. BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #46

I've edited the OP headline to what now appears on the BBC homepage: Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #51

good. stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #4

That's one country that should be seeing fewer cases of Zika IronLionZion Jul 2016 #5

it seems that this olympics is going to be a shit show. Javaman Jul 2016 #9

Literally, with the level off fecal effluent found in the sailing venue. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #10

Title should read "Rio Olympics 2016: Russia fails to overturn athlete ban for next month's Games" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author uawchild Jul 2016 #17

Seems to be some editorial glitch at the BBC. See here: Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #18

It's not a glitch BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #24

And, I thank you for proving that I'm not crazy... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #26

Every once in awhile BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #29

Ok. I see. Sorry for thinking it was willful rule breaking uawchild Jul 2016 #36

let them come to Rio and defect to other countries where they can have a real career. Sunlei Jul 2016 #15

They'll invade and occupy another nation until they have enough countries to hold their own games LanternWaste Jul 2016 #21

I expect Putin to do what the Soviets did in 1984, hold a parallel Olympics. happyslug Jul 2016 #39

This international "humiliation" will NOT go unanswered by Putin et al. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #42

The Russian Army is NOT strong enough to do anything happyslug Jul 2016 #55

Hope your geopolitical analysis proves to be the right one... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #56

Russian athletes would normally hate news like this Sanity Claws Jul 2016 #41

Well this will be the most boring games ever. I like watching NWCorona Jul 2016 #43

Russia is still in the games; it's only track and field, for which the ban from months ago muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #45

Thanks for the clarification as I obviously didn't read the link fully NWCorona Jul 2016 #47

Well, so far only Russian track and field is banned.... possibly more to come groundloop Jul 2016 #50

Russia's athletes have all the luck! whistler162 Jul 2016 #52

from hosting Olympics to banned in the Olympics within two short years uhnope Jul 2016 #53

What an ignominious comedown. Will this indictment force them to clean up the way they do sports? Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #57

Meanwhile the mainstream Kremlin media is threatening "retaliation" because Putin is "fuming" uhnope Jul 2016 #59